Want to Literally Get Paid to Drink Coffee? Now You Can

Coffee is frequently criticized as a wasteful daily expense. The caffeinated bean water is an easy scapegoat for why struggling millennials can’t own their own homes, because obviously systemic, macroeconomic factors have nothing to do with that. But what if paying for a daily cup of coffee was a way to *make* money?

That’s exactly what a recent job posting at Business.org posits: “Are you a self-professed Starbucks junkie? We want to pay you $1,000 to ditch corporate coffee joints for a full month and frequent locally-owned coffee shops instead,” a description for the part time job opportunity of a lifetime reads.

As that quote above implies, this role’s specific purpose and responsibilities are tied to the idea of supporting local coffee shops. The coffee drinker will have to visit a minimum of eight locally-owned (i.e. not Starbucks) coffee shops in a one month period, photographing their coffee cup and “log[ging] key metrics necessary for our team to gain insight into your experience going local.” They’ll also have to write up short recaps pertaining to their local coffee drinking experiences, which will be featured on Business.org.

So who should apply? The ideal candidate “seriously loves their coffee,” but also “must be a self-professed Starbucks addict,” presumably because the goal is to document the process the switch from mega-chains to small businesses. So if you’re already a coffee snob who can wax poetic about their favorite hipster coffee shop’s arabica beans, you’re probably out of luck. On the other hand, there’s never been a more enticing reason to make the switch if you patronize a big chain out of habit and have always wondered what else might be out there.

Given that this remote job involves some pretty decent pay for an incredibly flexible (and fun) work arrangement, expect to be up against a large pool of applicants by the September 30th deadline. But when you have the chance to literally drink coffee like it’s your job, you might as well shoot your shot.